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[Q] Bluetooth Sync Contacts to Car - FirstName/LastName

So I'm connecting my phone to my car via Bluetooth. Whenver the contacts sync over, they sync over last name/first name. I keep them on my phone First name/last name. Anyone know of a way to have them send to the phone differently? Everything I can tell, this is something that the phone controls, not the car.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Derek

derekedw said:
So I'm connecting my phone to my car via Bluetooth. Whenver the contacts sync over, they sync over last name/first name. I keep them on my phone First name/last name. Anyone know of a way to have them send to the phone differently? Everything I can tell, this is something that the phone controls, not the car.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Derek
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Simple, you switch them the other way around the phone instead

inningsdefeat500 said:
Simple, you switch them the other way around the phone instead
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haha yeah...well thanks for nothing

I have the same issue. You wouldn't happen to have a Nissan would you?

No I have a Kia Forte 5 door, but everything I've researched, this is a phone specific issue. My guess is that this is hard coded into the bluetooth software by Samsung, but probably a way for a dev to provide an option or flip it around...maybe an app that could do it too.

derekedw said:
No I have a Kia Forte 5 door, but everything I've researched, this is a phone specific issue. My guess is that this is hard coded into the bluetooth software by Samsung, but probably a way for a dev to provide an option or flip it around...maybe an app that could do it too.
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My question is, how do you get your contacts to sync at all? I have a new Kia Optima and it doesn't seem to sync my contacts with my Epic 4g.

JRider said:
My question is, how do you get your contacts to sync at all? I have a new Kia Optima and it doesn't seem to sync my contacts with my Epic 4g.
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Congrats on the Optima....is the 11? Those look sweet.
When your car connects to your phone, you should see something in your status bar asking you for permission to sync contacts to your car.
If that doesn't work, use bluetooth file transfer app from the market and you can sync contacts over from the menu in that app.
Let me know what format your contacts go over in!

Thanks! Yeah, picked up the 2011 Optima Ex yesterday. It was a ***** to find. I wanted the Nav and Premium package, so it took me about a week to track one down. I love it so far. It's hard to find a car that compare for the price.
As far as the contacts, I'm still having problems. I've tried using Bluetooth File Transfer, shows they go through, but nothing in my contacts list in the car. I've used the built in contacts program, go to more, and select send bluetooth. It shows it sending them all, and says it worked on my phone, but the car still doesn't show any contacts. Weird.
derekedw said:
Congrats on the Optima....is the 11? Those look sweet.
When your car connects to your phone, you should see something in your status bar asking you for permission to sync contacts to your car.
If that doesn't work, use bluetooth file transfer app from the market and you can sync contacts over from the menu in that app.
Let me know what format your contacts go over in!
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JRider said:
Thanks! Yeah, picked up the 2011 Optima Ex yesterday. It was a ***** to find. I wanted the Nav and Premium package, so it took me about a week to track one down. I love it so far. It's hard to find a car that compare for the price.
As far as the contacts, I'm still having problems. I've tried using Bluetooth File Transfer, shows they go through, but nothing in my contacts list in the car. I've used the built in contacts program, go to more, and select send bluetooth. It shows it sending them all, and says it worked on my phone, but the car still doesn't show any contacts. Weird.
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Very strange. Maybe its an issue with the default rom? Very strange. I'd try to sync the car withanother phone. If it still doesn't work, take it in to Kia.

Contact data is sent in fields. AFAIK one can set the display to either format without changing the data. I've never had an issue with format and recently changed from first/last format to last/first format without a new sync.

ua549 said:
Contact data is sent in fields. AFAIK one can set the display to either format without changing the data. I've never had an issue with format and recently changed from first/last format to last/first format without a new sync.
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And how would you do that exactly?
I've tried changing my contact sort order, display option all ways, resyncing, etc with no change. It almost seems like the Captivate is set to always send the contacts a certain way. I understand it's fields, but all research I've done indicates the phone decides how to send the list (Last/First or First/Last).
But if you have any specific instructions that will do something differently, let me know!

Set the display option in your car. That said every car is different. Yours may not have that option.

JRider, I've the same issue here with Optima EX 2011. I can sync my iPhone with the contacts fine but not my Eris with rooted Android 2.2 or 2.3 ROM.

[SOLVED] Where is my MMS icon?

Guys,
My girlfriend has the Nexus S and I noticed on her phone in MMS she has a picture set for herself and its viewable.
On my Nexus One when I text the icon for me is always grey.
Is this only an issue for me and is there a fix for it?
An example of what I mean is attached.
EDIT:
Fixed!! Thanks to andrew2511 and baseballfanz
Instructions for CM7
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on CM go to settings>call settings>additional settings and set your number in "my phone number". then create an account in your contacts with your number and your photo. try!
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Instructions for Stock
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Put your sim card in an older gsm phone, create a contact with your infos and save it to sim card.
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Put your sim card in an older gsm phone, create a contact with your infos and save it to sim card.

You need to put your SIM in a phone that has the ability edit the 'My Number' entry. Apparently iPhones can do it. I used an oldish Sony Ericsson for mine, think it was a K550i.

Is there a reason no one has written an app to do this yet? Does Android not have the ability to manage the data stored on the sim card for some reason?

on CM go to settings>call settings>additional settings and set your number in "my phone number". then create an account in your contacts with your number and your photo. try!

Do what Andrew said. It works on stock or any rom.
Sent from my Nexus One using XDA App

How can it work on stock when it's a Cyanogen feature? Also it doesn't edit the number on the SIM (as I understand it) so you can't flash CM, make the change and revert to stock.

andrew2511 said:
on CM go to settings>call settings>additional settings and set your number in "my phone number". then create an account in your contacts with your number and your photo. try!
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Thanks Andrew it worked!! Fixed OP with your instructions.
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Can anybody confirm that it works on stock?
It worked on CM7 for me.

No it doesn't work on stock, it's a CM enhancement.

Rusty! said:
No it doesn't work on stock, it's a CM enhancement.
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Oh man google needs to get on top of that.

N3xt2N0N3 said:
Can anybody confirm that it works on stock?
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The "Me" contact save to sim card work for stock. At least it did for me
when I was stock Froyo ROM way back when.

baseballfanz said:
The "Me" contact save to sim card work for stock. At least it did for me
when I was stock Froyo ROM way back when.
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Ok thanks I updated OP with your instructions.

baseballfanz said:
The "Me" contact save to sim card work for stock. At least it did for me
when I was stock Froyo ROM way back when.
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That only worked because your SIM had your number correctly set up, if it doesn't (like the OPs) then the contact wont be picked up.
You can tell where the problem is from the icon, if it's a solid grey square, then it's the SIM, if it's an empty contact card, then your solution applies.

"Xperia inside Facebook" does not work at all

Hi everyone,
I got my brand new Xperia Z yesterday and, coming from an old Wildfire S, I absolutely love the speed and smoothness of this phone. I have set it in the last few days and everything works apart from the "Xperia inside Facebook"-syncing-thingy (I hope that's what it's called in English as in German it is "Xperia für Facebook") which is the on-board programme to sync contacts, statuses, calendar and stuff, if I am not mistaking (and obviously I cannot tell as I cannot use it at all)
The problem is this:
When I want to activate this I have to confirm that the app can use my facebook information. After that I have to choose whether the app should inform my friends about me using it. No matter if I click "confirm" or "skip" here, always the following happens: I get a message saying "Error. Try again later"
I did try later, it never worked. I also
- deleted FB-account on my phone
- restarted phone
- deleted FB and restarted
- deleted FB-update in case the error was because of a new FB version
- checked security settings in FB
- tried with Wifi and 3G
It doesn't work at all! My brother has the same phone and he just tried once and it worked! Really annoying!
Any idea how to solve this problem?
Cheers.

So did you add facebook from the settings sync menu?, there is also an xperia with facebook, which is mostly for syncing your social life feeds, for me in the latest ROM .434 this no longer works, on my phone now just shows No Posts, or maybe I have no friends anymore.

danw_oz said:
So did you add facebook from the settings sync menu?, there is also an xperia with facebook, which is mostly for syncing your social life feeds, for me in the latest ROM .434 this no longer works, on my phone now just shows No Posts, or maybe I have no friends anymore.
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Hey,
Yes, that's what I mean... Xperia with Facebook... I tried to sync that, but I just can not log in! I always get the message "Error. Try again later"... I can sync with normal FB, though. I just Xperia with FB was better as I could also sync calendar an stuff...
I am still on .350 software version of the XZ, as my provider does not support .434...

wurst_wasser said:
Hey,
Yes, that's what I mean... Xperia with Facebook... I tried to sync that, but I just can not log in! I always get the message "Error. Try again later"... I can sync with normal FB, though. I just Xperia with FB was better as I could also sync calendar an stuff...
I am still on .350 software version of the XZ, as my provider does not support .434...
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Sorry I can't help you, because I have not had an issue with configuring this manually or through the wizard when you first setup the phone. Although now have discovered why social life was not working

danw_oz said:
Sorry I can't help you, because I have not had an issue with configuring this manually or through the wizard when you first setup the phone. Although now have discovered why social life was not working
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Is there actually a way to configure it manually? Because I used the wizard as well, but it, as I said, crashes on the final step and I have no idea why! But thanks for your answer, anyways.

wurst_wasser said:
Is there actually a way to configure it manually? Because I used the wizard as well, but it, as I said, crashes on the final step and I have no idea why! But thanks for your answer, anyways.
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Adding it manually via settings and accounts, add account. I would remove it from there, then reboot the phone, then use this method to add it back, and see how you go.

Android auto issue

Hi all,
I have the Mi9 global Version (MIUI 10.2.17) and trying to use Android Auto(V 4.1.590943), but on the Car side, the Waze doesn't work, the car position doesn't change but for example, google maps works fine. The car is Citroen C3 2018 (works fine with other different smartphones like Xiaomi A2 and P10Lite)
Some tips?

You need to change battery saver settings and allow auto start. Also lock the app in recent apps drawer by long holding it and tapping the lock.

It doesn't work anyway. Android auto crash after usb connection and prompt communication error 16. I read in other forum that it happens only when there are two sim inserted. How to work around? I need android auto

nencio92 said:
It doesn't work anyway. Android auto crash after usb connection and prompt communication error 16. I read in other forum that it happens only when there are two sim inserted. How to work around? I need android auto
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Do you use cloned app? remove cloned app e account. You should solve error 16.

I know, but I need it! I usually use cloned app with whatsapp, one with my primary number and one with my work number. How to work around?

nencio92 said:
I know, but I need it! I usually use cloned app with whatsapp, one with my primary number and one with my work number. How to work around?
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Use GBWhatsApp instead of parallel for your second account.

mNiosu said:
Use GBWhatsApp instead of parallel for your second account.
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Wow
That's good ! I didn't know this!
Thank you very much.
Best Regards
Simone

SLAiNTRAX said:
You need to change battery saver settings and allow auto start. Also lock the app in recent apps drawer by long holding it and tapping the lock.
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Worked for me, thanks

Worked with whatsapp business and whatsapp instead of whatsapp and gb whatsapp for second account.

How to set up my Google account as default for new contacts?

Hello, I feel that Im missing something on my mothers P30, as well as my sister Mate 20 Lite. When they are creating a new contact, the default option to save the contact is the SIM card. What I wsnt is to have the default option for a Google account, but the Huawei shop here un México tella me that there is no way to change the SIM as the default option.
What am I not seeing? I assume that I can (or should be able) to select any account as a default option to save the contact.
I dont have the phone with me now.

Just switch to google when creating a contact and it should choose google for the next time too. I just tried it here and it works.

+1

mostling said:
Just switch to google when creating a contact and it should choose google for the next time too. I just tried it here and it works.
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I tried that as well... I'll try again the next time I see them.

rzozaya1969 said:
I tried that as well... I'll try again the next time I see them.
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Really interesting, I tried it that way, and for me it always proposes to store the contact on the phone again.
Is there anything you possibly did what you didn't mention here?

crazyVII said:
Really interesting, I tried it that way, and for me it always proposes to store the contact on the phone again.
Is there anything you possibly did what you didn't mention here?
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I have the same issue with my huawei, but the phone always wants to save the new contact to the sim card (I can't set the google account as the default destination for new contacts), I've looked everywhere for something, the only thing that solves the issue is to install the official google contacts app, and the google phone app, but a modded one
Has anyone found a solution to this?

Having this annoying problem on the p20 Pro. Accidentally stored many new numbers in phone memory this way when in a hurry. It changes back to phone at some point (when restarting the phone, maybe?)